Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Motors and drives: Are you advancing automation efficiencies with smarter components, systems?

A more efficient motor in automation applications can help advance efficiency goals. A smarter variable frequency drive (VFD) also can add efficiency to automated implementations. Motion-control designs can help reduce friction. Don’t overlook overall system-level design for motion-control efficiencies that can advance energy savings, sustainability efforts, maintenance and realize other benefits.

Learning objectives

Calculate installed motor efficiencies and what new motors could add.

Explore efficiencies that VFDs will add to automated systems.

Look at friction and other factors affecting motion control efficiency.

See examples of how system-level designs advance energy savings, sustainability, maintenance and provide benefits.